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Rich Grise[_3_]

wrote:
On Sun, 08 May 2011 04:45:11 -0400, John
whit3rd wrote:
On Friday, May 6, 2011 4:25:37 AM UTC-7, Karl Townsend wrote:
On Fri, 06 May 2011 06:18:39 -0500, Pete Keillor
wrote:

On Thu, 05 May 2011 15:27:36 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote:

Title about says it. I need a 7/16 x 20 square nut.

Do I have to make my own? No joy at fastenall or mcmaster.

Yep. On my 8N tractor there are two nut keepers with square fine
thread 7/16 nuts to bolt body to frame by the lower raditor.

So, either drill/tap a plate, then hacksaw to size and file to square,
or braze a square washer to a hex nut. Either is faster than ordering
a part from anyone's stock.

Just run a tap through a coarse thread square nut.

And you have a "ready stripped" nut just waiting to fail.

It sounds like it'd be simpler to just make one from scratch, but what
I wonder is, why does it need to be square? What would be wrong with a
fender washer and a hex nut?

Thanks,
Rich